diff --git a/vsfilter/DirectVobSub.cpp b/vsfilter/DirectVobSub.cpp
index af5b320db..fafb40c61 100644
--- a/vsfilter/DirectVobSub.cpp
+++ b/vsfilter/DirectVobSub.cpp
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ STDMETHODIMP CDirectVobSub::get_TextSettings(void* lf, int lflen, COLORREF* colo
 	}
 
 	if(color) *color = m_defStyle.colors[0];
-	if(fShadow) *fShadow = m_defStyle.shadowDepth>0;
-	if(fOutline) *fOutline = m_defStyle.outlineWidth>0;
+	if(fShadow) *fShadow = (m_defStyle.shadowDepthX+m_defStyle.shadowDepthY)>0;
+	if(fOutline) *fOutline = (m_defStyle.outlineWidthX+m_defStyle.outlineWidthY)>0;
 	if(fAdvancedRenderer) *fAdvancedRenderer = m_fAdvancedRenderer;
 
 	return S_OK;
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ STDMETHODIMP CDirectVobSub::put_TextSettings(void* lf, int lflen, COLORREF color
 	}
 
 	m_defStyle.colors[0] = color;
-	m_defStyle.shadowDepth = fShadow?2:0;
-	m_defStyle.outlineWidth = fOutline?2:0;
+	m_defStyle.shadowDepthX = m_defStyle.shadowDepthY = fShadow?2:0;
+	m_defStyle.outlineWidthX = m_defStyle.outlineWidthY = fOutline?2:0;
 
 	return S_OK;
 
diff --git a/vsfilter/StyleEditorDialog.cpp b/vsfilter/StyleEditorDialog.cpp
index b931340ab..a07fcd807 100644
--- a/vsfilter/StyleEditorDialog.cpp
+++ b/vsfilter/StyleEditorDialog.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ void CStyleEditorDialog::UpdateControlData(bool fSave)
 		m_stss.fontScaleY = m_scaley;
 
 		m_stss.borderStyle = m_borderstyle;
-		m_stss.outlineWidth = m_borderwidth;
-		m_stss.shadowDepth = m_shadowdepth;
+		m_stss.outlineWidthX = m_stss.outlineWidthY = m_borderwidth;
+		m_stss.shadowDepthX = m_stss.shadowDepthY = m_shadowdepth;
 
 		m_stss.scrAlignment = m_screenalignment+1;
 		m_stss.marginRect = m_margin;
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ void CStyleEditorDialog::UpdateControlData(bool fSave)
 		m_scaleyspin.SetRange32(-10000, 10000);
 
 		m_borderstyle = m_stss.borderStyle;
-		m_borderwidth = m_stss.outlineWidth;
+		m_borderwidth = min(m_stss.outlineWidthX, m_stss.outlineWidthY);
 		m_borderwidthspin.SetRange32(0, 10000);
-		m_shadowdepth = m_stss.shadowDepth;
+		m_shadowdepth = min(m_stss.shadowDepthX, m_stss.shadowDepthY);
 		m_shadowdepthspin.SetRange32(0, 10000);
 
 		m_screenalignment = m_stss.scrAlignment-1;
diff --git a/vsfilter/csriapi.cpp b/vsfilter/csriapi.cpp
index 6d818c911..b5ecf8c70 100644
--- a/vsfilter/csriapi.cpp
+++ b/vsfilter/csriapi.cpp
@@ -186,12 +186,13 @@ CSRIAPI void *csri_query_ext(csri_rend *rend, csri_ext_id extname)
 // Get info for renderer
 static struct csri_info csri_vsfilter_info = {
 	"vsfilter_textsub", // name
-	"2.38-0611-3", // version (assumed version number, svn revision, patchlevel)
+	"2.38-0611-4", // version (assumed version number, svn revision, patchlevel)
 	// 2.38-0611 is base svn 611
 	// 2.38-0611-1 is with clipfix and fax/fay patch
 	// 2.38-0611-2 adds CSRI
 	// 2.38-0611-3 fixes a bug in CSRI and adds fontcrash-fix and float-pos
-	"VSFilter/TextSub (SVN 611 + patches for clipfix, fax/fay, fontcrash-fix, float-pos and CSRI)", // longname
+	// 2.38-0611-4 fixes be1-dots and ugly-fade bugs and adds xbord/ybord/xshad/yshad tags
+	"VSFilter/TextSub (SVN 611 + aegisub patches)", // longname
 	"Gabest", // author
 	"Copyright (c) 2004-2007 by Gabest and others" // copyright
 };
diff --git a/vsfilter/subtitles/RTS.cpp b/vsfilter/subtitles/RTS.cpp
index 63ab398a0..7f32950d0 100644
--- a/vsfilter/subtitles/RTS.cpp
+++ b/vsfilter/subtitles/RTS.cpp
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ void CWord::Paint(CPoint p, CPoint org)
 
 		if(!ScanConvert()) return;
 
-		if(m_style.borderStyle == 0 && m_style.outlineWidth > 0)
+		if(m_style.borderStyle == 0 && (m_style.outlineWidthX+m_style.outlineWidthY > 0))
 		{
-			if(!CreateWidenedRegion((int)(m_style.outlineWidth+0.5))) return;
+			if(!CreateWidenedRegion((int)(m_style.outlineWidthX+0.5), (int)(m_style.outlineWidthY+0.5))) return;
 		}
 		else if(m_style.borderStyle == 1)
 		{
@@ -188,18 +188,19 @@ bool CWord::CreateOpaqueBox()
 
 	STSStyle style = m_style;
 	style.borderStyle = 0;
-	style.outlineWidth = 0;
+	style.outlineWidthX = style.outlineWidthY = 0;
 	style.colors[0] = m_style.colors[2];
 	style.alpha[0] = m_style.alpha[2];
 
-	int w = (int)(m_style.outlineWidth + 0.5);
+	int w = (int)(m_style.outlineWidthX + 0.5);
+	int h = (int)(m_style.outlineWidthY + 0.5);
 
 	CStringW str;
 	str.Format(L"m %d %d l %d %d %d %d %d %d", 
-		-w, -w, 
-		m_width+w, -w, 
-		m_width+w, m_ascent+m_descent+w, 
-		-w, m_ascent+m_descent+w);
+		-w, -h, 
+		m_width+w, -h, 
+		m_width+w, m_ascent+m_descent+h, 
+		-w, m_ascent+m_descent+h);
 
 	m_pOpaqueBox = new CPolygon(style, str, 0, 0, 0, 1.0/8, 1.0/8, 0);
 
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ void CLine::Compact()
 			AddTail(last = w->Copy());
 	}
 
-	m_ascent = m_descent = m_border = 0;
+	m_ascent = m_descent = m_borderX = m_borderY = 0;
 
 	pos = GetHeadPosition();
 	while(pos)
@@ -631,7 +632,8 @@ void CLine::Compact()
 
 		if(m_ascent < w->m_ascent) m_ascent = w->m_ascent;
 		if(m_descent < w->m_descent) m_descent = w->m_descent;
-		if(m_border < w->m_style.outlineWidth) m_border = (int)(w->m_style.outlineWidth+0.5);
+		if(m_borderX < w->m_style.outlineWidthX) m_borderX = (int)(w->m_style.outlineWidthX+0.5);
+		if(m_borderY < w->m_style.outlineWidthY) m_borderY = (int)(w->m_style.outlineWidthY+0.5);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -646,10 +648,10 @@ CRect CLine::PaintShadow(SubPicDesc& spd, CRect& clipRect, BYTE* pAlphaMask, CPo
 
 		if(w->m_fLineBreak) return(bbox); // should not happen since this class is just a line of text without any breaks
 
-		if(w->m_style.shadowDepth > 0)
+		if(w->m_style.shadowDepthX != 0 || w->m_style.shadowDepthY != 0)
 		{
-			int x = p.x + (int)(w->m_style.shadowDepth+0.5);
-			int y = p.y + m_ascent - w->m_ascent + (int)(w->m_style.shadowDepth+0.5);
+			int x = p.x + (int)(w->m_style.shadowDepthX+0.5);
+			int y = p.y + m_ascent - w->m_ascent + (int)(w->m_style.shadowDepthY+0.5);
 
 			DWORD a = 0xff - w->m_style.alpha[3];
 			if(alpha > 0) a = MulDiv(a, 0xff - alpha, 0xff);
@@ -662,7 +664,7 @@ CRect CLine::PaintShadow(SubPicDesc& spd, CRect& clipRect, BYTE* pAlphaMask, CPo
 			{
 				bbox |= w->Draw(spd, clipRect, pAlphaMask, x, y, sw, 
 					w->m_ktype > 0 || w->m_style.alpha[0] < 0xff, 
-					w->m_style.outlineWidth > 0 && !(w->m_ktype == 2 && time < w->m_kstart));
+					(w->m_style.outlineWidthX+w->m_style.outlineWidthY > 0) && !(w->m_ktype == 2 && time < w->m_kstart));
 			}
 			else if(w->m_style.borderStyle == 1 && w->m_pOpaqueBox)
 			{
@@ -687,8 +689,7 @@ CRect CLine::PaintOutline(SubPicDesc& spd, CRect& clipRect, BYTE* pAlphaMask, CP
 
 		if(w->m_fLineBreak) return(bbox); // should not happen since this class is just a line of text without any breaks
 
-//		if((w->m_style.outlineWidth > 0 || w->m_style.borderStyle == 1 && w->m_style.outlineWidth == 0) && !(w->m_ktype == 2 && time < w->m_kstart))
-		if(w->m_style.outlineWidth > 0 && !(w->m_ktype == 2 && time < w->m_kstart))
+		if(w->m_style.outlineWidthX+w->m_style.outlineWidthY > 0 && !(w->m_ktype == 2 && time < w->m_kstart))
 		{
 			int x = p.x;
 			int y = p.y + m_ascent - w->m_ascent;
@@ -772,7 +773,7 @@ CRect CLine::PaintBody(SubPicDesc& spd, CRect& clipRect, BYTE* pAlphaMask, CPoin
 			sw[1] = 0xffffffff;
 		}
 
-		sw[3] = (int)(w->m_style.outlineWidth + t*w->m_width) >> 3;
+		sw[3] = (int)(w->m_style.outlineWidthX + t*w->m_width) >> 3;
 		sw[4] = sw[2];
 		sw[5] = 0x00ffffff;
 
@@ -884,7 +885,7 @@ CLine* CSubtitle::GetNextLine(POSITION& pos, int maxwidth)
 	CLine* ret = new CLine();
 	if(!ret) return(NULL);
 
-	ret->m_width = ret->m_ascent = ret->m_descent = ret->m_border = 0;
+	ret->m_width = ret->m_ascent = ret->m_descent = ret->m_borderX = ret->m_borderY = 0;
 
 	maxwidth = GetWrapWidth(pos, maxwidth);
 
@@ -896,11 +897,12 @@ CLine* CSubtitle::GetNextLine(POSITION& pos, int maxwidth)
 
 		if(ret->m_ascent < w->m_ascent) ret->m_ascent = w->m_ascent;
 		if(ret->m_descent < w->m_descent) ret->m_descent = w->m_descent;
-		if(ret->m_border < w->m_style.outlineWidth) ret->m_border = (int)(w->m_style.outlineWidth+0.5);
+		if(ret->m_borderX < w->m_style.outlineWidthX) ret->m_borderX = (int)(w->m_style.outlineWidthX+0.5);
+		if(ret->m_borderY < w->m_style.outlineWidthY) ret->m_borderY = (int)(w->m_style.outlineWidthY+0.5);
 
 		if(w->m_fLineBreak) 
 		{
-			if(fEmptyLine) {ret->m_ascent /= 2; ret->m_descent /= 2; ret->m_border = 0;}
+			if(fEmptyLine) {ret->m_ascent /= 2; ret->m_descent /= 2; ret->m_borderX = ret->m_borderY = 0;}
 
 			ret->Compact();
 
@@ -1061,15 +1063,15 @@ void CSubtitle::MakeLines(CSize size, CRect marginRect)
 		l = GetNextLine(pos, size.cx - marginRect.left - marginRect.right);
 		if(!l) break;
 
-		if(fFirstLine) {m_topborder = l->m_border; fFirstLine = false;}
+		if(fFirstLine) {m_topborder = l->m_borderY; fFirstLine = false;}
 
-		spaceNeeded.cx = max(l->m_width, spaceNeeded.cx);
+		spaceNeeded.cx = max(l->m_width+l->m_borderX, spaceNeeded.cx);
 		spaceNeeded.cy += l->m_ascent + l->m_descent;
 
 		AddTail(l);
 	}
 
-	if(l) m_bottomborder = l->m_border;
+	if(l) m_bottomborder = l->m_borderY;
 
 	m_rect = CRect(
 		CPoint((m_scrAlignment%3) == 1 ? marginRect.left
@@ -1477,6 +1479,14 @@ bool CRenderedTextSubtitle::ParseSSATag(CSubtitle* sub, CStringW str, STSStyle&
 			;
 		else if(!cmd.Find(L"u"))
 			params.Add(cmd.Mid(1)), cmd = cmd.Left(1);
+		else if(!cmd.Find(L"xbord"))
+			params.Add(cmd.Mid(5)), cmd = cmd.Left(5);
+		else if(!cmd.Find(L"xshad"))
+			params.Add(cmd.Mid(5)), cmd = cmd.Left(5);
+		else if(!cmd.Find(L"ybord"))
+			params.Add(cmd.Mid(5)), cmd = cmd.Left(5);
+		else if(!cmd.Find(L"yshad"))
+			params.Add(cmd.Mid(5)), cmd = cmd.Left(5);
 		else
 			nUnrecognizedTags++;
 
@@ -1528,10 +1538,15 @@ bool CRenderedTextSubtitle::ParseSSATag(CSubtitle* sub, CStringW str, STSStyle&
 		}
 		else if(cmd == L"bord")
 		{
-			double n = CalcAnimation(wcstod(p, NULL), style.outlineWidth, fAnimate);
-			style.outlineWidth = !p.IsEmpty()
-				? (n < 0 ? 0 : n)
-				: org.outlineWidth;
+			double dst = wcstod(p, NULL);
+			double nx = CalcAnimation(dst, style.outlineWidthX, fAnimate);
+			style.outlineWidthX = !p.IsEmpty()
+				? (nx < 0 ? 0 : nx)
+				: org.outlineWidthX;
+			double ny = CalcAnimation(dst, style.outlineWidthY, fAnimate);
+			style.outlineWidthY = !p.IsEmpty()
+				? (ny < 0 ? 0 : ny)
+				: org.outlineWidthY;
 		}
 		else if(cmd == L"be")
 		{
@@ -1819,10 +1834,15 @@ bool CRenderedTextSubtitle::ParseSSATag(CSubtitle* sub, CStringW str, STSStyle&
 		}
 		else if(cmd == L"shad")
 		{
-			double n = CalcAnimation(wcstod(p, NULL), style.shadowDepth, fAnimate);
-			style.shadowDepth = !p.IsEmpty()
-				? (n < 0 ? 0 : n)
-				: org.shadowDepth;
+			double dst = wcstod(p, NULL);
+			double nx = CalcAnimation(dst, style.shadowDepthX, fAnimate);
+			style.shadowDepthX = !p.IsEmpty()
+				? (nx < 0 ? 0 : nx)
+				: org.shadowDepthX;
+			double ny = CalcAnimation(dst, style.shadowDepthY, fAnimate);
+			style.shadowDepthY = !p.IsEmpty()
+				? (ny < 0 ? 0 : ny)
+				: org.shadowDepthY;
 		}
 		else if(cmd == L"s")
 		{
@@ -1872,6 +1892,38 @@ bool CRenderedTextSubtitle::ParseSSATag(CSubtitle* sub, CStringW str, STSStyle&
 				? (n == 0 ? false : n == 1 ? true : org.fUnderline)
 				: org.fUnderline;
 		}
+		else if(cmd == L"xbord")
+		{
+			double dst = wcstod(p, NULL);
+			double nx = CalcAnimation(dst, style.outlineWidthX, fAnimate);
+			style.outlineWidthX = !p.IsEmpty()
+				? (nx < 0 ? 0 : nx)
+				: org.outlineWidthX;
+		}
+		else if(cmd == L"xshad")
+		{
+			double dst = wcstod(p, NULL);
+			double nx = CalcAnimation(dst, style.shadowDepthX, fAnimate);
+			style.shadowDepthX = !p.IsEmpty()
+				? nx
+				: org.shadowDepthX;
+		}
+		else if(cmd == L"ybord")
+		{
+			double dst = wcstod(p, NULL);
+			double ny = CalcAnimation(dst, style.outlineWidthY, fAnimate);
+			style.outlineWidthY = !p.IsEmpty()
+				? (ny < 0 ? 0 : ny)
+				: org.outlineWidthY;
+		}
+		else if(cmd == L"yshad")
+		{
+			double dst = wcstod(p, NULL);
+			double ny = CalcAnimation(dst, style.shadowDepthY, fAnimate);
+			style.shadowDepthY = !p.IsEmpty()
+				? ny
+				: org.shadowDepthY;
+		}
 	}
 
 //	return(nUnrecognizedTags < nTags);
@@ -1949,7 +2001,7 @@ bool CRenderedTextSubtitle::ParseHtmlTag(CSubtitle* sub, CStringW str, STSStyle&
 				}
 				else if(attribs[i] == L"outline-level")
 				{
-					style.outlineWidth = wcstol(params[i], NULL, 10);
+					style.outlineWidthX = style.outlineWidthY = wcstol(params[i], NULL, 10);
 				}
 				else if(attribs[i] == L"shadow-color")
 				{
@@ -1957,7 +2009,7 @@ bool CRenderedTextSubtitle::ParseHtmlTag(CSubtitle* sub, CStringW str, STSStyle&
 				}
 				else if(attribs[i] == L"shadow-level")
 				{
-					style.shadowDepth = wcstol(params[i], NULL, 10);
+					style.shadowDepthX = style.shadowDepthY = wcstol(params[i], NULL, 10);
 				}
 
 				if(nColor >= 0 && nColor < 4)
@@ -2079,8 +2131,10 @@ CSubtitle* CRenderedTextSubtitle::GetSubtitle(int entry)
 
 		tmp.fontSize = sub->m_scaley*tmp.fontSize*64;
 		tmp.fontSpacing = sub->m_scalex*tmp.fontSpacing*64;
-		tmp.outlineWidth *= (m_fScaledBAS ? ((sub->m_scalex+sub->m_scaley)/2) : 1) * 8;
-		tmp.shadowDepth *= (m_fScaledBAS ? ((sub->m_scalex+sub->m_scaley)/2) : 1) * 8;
+		tmp.outlineWidthX *= (m_fScaledBAS ? sub->m_scalex : 1) * 8;
+		tmp.outlineWidthY *= (m_fScaledBAS ? sub->m_scaley : 1) * 8;
+		tmp.shadowDepthX *= (m_fScaledBAS ? sub->m_scalex : 1) * 8;
+		tmp.shadowDepthY *= (m_fScaledBAS ? sub->m_scaley : 1) * 8;
 
 		if(m_nPolygon)
 		{
diff --git a/vsfilter/subtitles/RTS.h b/vsfilter/subtitles/RTS.h
index d63d3ce6d..65cbdfb6e 100644
--- a/vsfilter/subtitles/RTS.h
+++ b/vsfilter/subtitles/RTS.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public:
 class CLine : public CAtlList<CWord*>
 {
 public:
-	int m_width, m_ascent, m_descent, m_border;
+	int m_width, m_ascent, m_descent, m_borderX, m_borderY;
 
 	virtual ~CLine();
 
diff --git a/vsfilter/subtitles/Rasterizer.cpp b/vsfilter/subtitles/Rasterizer.cpp
index e8a5da2fa..8c7c831cc 100644
--- a/vsfilter/subtitles/Rasterizer.cpp
+++ b/vsfilter/subtitles/Rasterizer.cpp
@@ -644,20 +644,31 @@ void Rasterizer::_OverlapRegion(tSpanBuffer& dst, tSpanBuffer& src, int dx, int
 	}
 }
 
-bool Rasterizer::CreateWidenedRegion(int r)
+bool Rasterizer::CreateWidenedRegion(int rx, int ry)
 {
-	if(r < 0) r = 0;
+	if(rx < 0) rx = 0;
+	if(ry < 0) ry = 0;
 
-	// Do a half circle.
-	// _OverlapRegion mirrors this so both halves are done.
-	for(int y = -r; y <= r; ++y)
+	if (ry > 0 && rx > 0)
 	{
-		int x = (int)(0.5 + sqrt(float(r*r - y*y)));
+		// Do a half circle.
+		// _OverlapRegion mirrors this so both halves are done.
+		for(int y = -ry; y <= ry; ++y)
+		{
+			int x = (int)(0.5 + sqrt(float(ry*ry - y*y)) * float(rx)/float(ry));
 
-		_OverlapRegion(mWideOutline, mOutline, x, y);
+			// If x=0 nothing will be drawn for this overlap, not sure why
+			_OverlapRegion(mWideOutline, mOutline, max(x,1), y);
+		}
+	}
+	else if (ry == 0 && rx > 0)
+	{
+		// There are artifacts if we don't make at least two overlaps of the line, even at same Y coord
+		_OverlapRegion(mWideOutline, mOutline, rx, 0);
+		_OverlapRegion(mWideOutline, mOutline, rx, 0);
 	}
 
-	mWideBorder = r;
+	mWideBorder = max(rx,ry);
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/vsfilter/subtitles/Rasterizer.h b/vsfilter/subtitles/Rasterizer.h
index c6d6186c4..0687d19ad 100644
--- a/vsfilter/subtitles/Rasterizer.h
+++ b/vsfilter/subtitles/Rasterizer.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public:
 	bool PartialBeginPath(HDC hdc, bool bClearPath);
 	bool PartialEndPath(HDC hdc, long dx, long dy);
 	bool ScanConvert();
-	bool CreateWidenedRegion(int border);
+	bool CreateWidenedRegion(int borderX, int borderY);
 	void DeleteOutlines();
 	bool Rasterize(int xsub, int ysub, bool fBlur);
 	CRect Draw(SubPicDesc& spd, CRect& clipRect, byte* pAlphaMask, int xsub, int ysub, const long* switchpts, bool fBody, bool fBorder);
diff --git a/vsfilter/subtitles/STS.cpp b/vsfilter/subtitles/STS.cpp
index 9840e01c6..b2280b8b1 100644
--- a/vsfilter/subtitles/STS.cpp
+++ b/vsfilter/subtitles/STS.cpp
@@ -1413,8 +1413,8 @@ if(sver >= 5)	style->fontScaleY = GetFloat(buff);
 if(sver >= 5)	style->fontSpacing = GetFloat(buff);
 if(sver >= 5)	style->fontAngleZ = GetFloat(buff);
 if(sver >= 4)	style->borderStyle = GetInt(buff);
-				style->outlineWidth = GetFloat(buff);
-				style->shadowDepth = GetFloat(buff);
+				style->outlineWidthX = style->outlineWidthY = GetFloat(buff);
+				style->shadowDepthX = style->shadowDepthY = GetFloat(buff);
 				style->scrAlignment = GetInt(buff);
 				style->marginRect.left = GetInt(buff);
 				style->marginRect.right = GetInt(buff);
@@ -1433,8 +1433,10 @@ if(sver >= 5)	style->fontScaleY = max(style->fontScaleY, 0);
 if(sver >= 5)	style->fontSpacing = max(style->fontSpacing, 0);
 				style->fontAngleX = style->fontAngleY = 0;
 				style->borderStyle = style->borderStyle == 1 ? 0 : style->borderStyle == 3 ? 1 : 0;
-				style->outlineWidth = max(style->outlineWidth, 0);
-				style->shadowDepth = max(style->shadowDepth, 0);
+				style->outlineWidthX = max(style->outlineWidthX, 0);
+				style->outlineWidthY = max(style->outlineWidthY, 0);
+				style->shadowDepthX = max(style->shadowDepthX, 0);
+				style->shadowDepthY = max(style->shadowDepthY, 0);
 if(sver <= 4)	style->scrAlignment = (style->scrAlignment&4) ? ((style->scrAlignment&3)+6) // top
 										: (style->scrAlignment&8) ? ((style->scrAlignment&3)+3) // mid
 										: (style->scrAlignment&3); // bottom
@@ -1584,8 +1586,8 @@ static bool OpenXombieSub(CTextFile* file, CSimpleTextSubtitle& ret, int CharSet
 				style->fontAngleY = GetFloat(buff);
 				style->fontAngleZ = GetFloat(buff);
 				style->borderStyle = GetInt(buff);
-				style->outlineWidth = GetFloat(buff);
-				style->shadowDepth = GetFloat(buff);
+				style->outlineWidthX = style->outlineWidthY = GetFloat(buff);
+				style->shadowDepthX = style->shadowDepthY = GetFloat(buff);
 				style->scrAlignment = GetInt(buff);
 				style->marginRect.left = GetInt(buff);
 				style->marginRect.right = GetInt(buff);
@@ -1596,8 +1598,10 @@ static bool OpenXombieSub(CTextFile* file, CSimpleTextSubtitle& ret, int CharSet
 				style->fontScaleY = max(style->fontScaleY, 0);
 				style->fontSpacing = max(style->fontSpacing, 0);
 				style->borderStyle = style->borderStyle == 1 ? 0 : style->borderStyle == 3 ? 1 : 0;
-				style->outlineWidth = max(style->outlineWidth, 0);
-				style->shadowDepth = max(style->shadowDepth, 0);
+				style->outlineWidthX = max(style->outlineWidthX, 0);
+				style->outlineWidthY = max(style->outlineWidthY, 0);
+				style->shadowDepthX = max(style->shadowDepthX, 0);
+				style->shadowDepthY = max(style->shadowDepthY, 0);
 				
 				ret.AddStyle(StyleName, style);
 			}
@@ -2707,7 +2711,7 @@ bool CSimpleTextSubtitle::SaveAs(CString fn, exttype et, double fps, CTextFile::
 					s->colors[3]&0xffffff, 
 					s->fontWeight > FW_NORMAL ? -1 : 0, s->fItalic ? -1 : 0,
 					s->borderStyle == 0 ? 1 : s->borderStyle == 1 ? 3 : 0, 
-					(int)s->outlineWidth, (int)s->shadowDepth, 
+					(int)s->outlineWidthY, (int)s->shadowDepthY, 
 					s->scrAlignment <= 3 ? s->scrAlignment : s->scrAlignment <= 6 ? ((s->scrAlignment-3)|8) : s->scrAlignment <= 9 ? ((s->scrAlignment-6)|4) : 2,
 					s->marginRect.left, s->marginRect.right, (s->marginRect.top + s->marginRect.bottom) / 2,
 					s->alpha[0],
@@ -2728,7 +2732,7 @@ bool CSimpleTextSubtitle::SaveAs(CString fn, exttype et, double fps, CTextFile::
 					(int)s->fontScaleX, (int)s->fontScaleY,
 					(int)s->fontSpacing, (float)s->fontAngleZ,
 					s->borderStyle == 0 ? 1 : s->borderStyle == 1 ? 3 : 0, 
-					(int)s->outlineWidth, (int)s->shadowDepth, 
+					(int)s->outlineWidthY, (int)s->shadowDepthY, 
 					s->scrAlignment,
 					s->marginRect.left, s->marginRect.right, (s->marginRect.top + s->marginRect.bottom) / 2,
 					s->charSet);
@@ -2861,7 +2865,7 @@ bool CSimpleTextSubtitle::SaveAs(CString fn, exttype et, double fps, CTextFile::
 			(int)s->fontScaleX, (int)s->fontScaleY,
 			(int)s->fontSpacing, (float)s->fontAngleZ,
 			s->borderStyle == 0 ? 1 : s->borderStyle == 1 ? 3 : 0, 
-			(int)s->outlineWidth, (int)s->shadowDepth, 
+			(int)s->outlineWidthY, (int)s->shadowDepthY, 
 			s->scrAlignment,
 			s->marginRect.left, s->marginRect.right, (s->marginRect.top + s->marginRect.bottom) / 2,
 			s->charSet);
@@ -2883,8 +2887,8 @@ void STSStyle::SetDefault()
 	marginRect = CRect(20, 20, 20, 20);
 	scrAlignment = 2;
 	borderStyle = 0;
-	outlineWidth = 2;
-	shadowDepth = 3;
+	outlineWidthX = outlineWidthY = 2;
+	shadowDepthX = shadowDepthY = 3;
 	colors[0] = 0x00ffffff;
 	colors[1] = 0x0000ffff;
 	colors[2] = 0x00000000;
@@ -2912,8 +2916,10 @@ bool STSStyle::operator == (STSStyle& s)
 	return(marginRect == s.marginRect 
 		&& scrAlignment == s.scrAlignment
 		&& borderStyle == s.borderStyle
-		&& outlineWidth == s.outlineWidth
-		&& shadowDepth == s.shadowDepth 
+		&& outlineWidthX == s.outlineWidthX
+		&& outlineWidthY == s.outlineWidthY
+		&& shadowDepthX == s.shadowDepthX
+		&& shadowDepthY == s.shadowDepthY
 		&& *((int*)&colors[0]) == *((int*)&s.colors[0])
 		&& *((int*)&colors[1]) == *((int*)&s.colors[1])
 		&& *((int*)&colors[2]) == *((int*)&s.colors[2])
@@ -2994,7 +3000,7 @@ CString& operator <<= (CString& style, STSStyle& s)
 {
 	style.Format(_T("%d,%d,%d,%d,%d,%d,%f,%f,0x%06x,0x%06x,0x%06x,0x%06x,0x%02x,0x%02x,0x%02x,0x%02x,%d,%s,%f,%f,%f,%f,%d,%d,%d,%d,%d,%f,%f,%f,%d"),
 		s.marginRect.left,s.marginRect.right,s.marginRect.top,s.marginRect.bottom,
-		s.scrAlignment, s.borderStyle, s.outlineWidth, s.shadowDepth,
+		s.scrAlignment, s.borderStyle, s.outlineWidthY, s.shadowDepthY,
 		s.colors[0], s.colors[1], s.colors[2], s.colors[3], s.alpha[0], s.alpha[1], s.alpha[2], s.alpha[3],
 		s.charSet,
 		s.fontName, s.fontSize, s.fontScaleX, s.fontScaleY, s.fontSpacing, s.fontWeight,
@@ -3013,7 +3019,8 @@ STSStyle& operator <<= (STSStyle& s, CString& style)
 	{
 		CStringW str = TToW(style);
 		s.marginRect.left = GetInt(str); s.marginRect.right = GetInt(str); s.marginRect.top = GetInt(str); s.marginRect.bottom = GetInt(str);
-		s.scrAlignment = GetInt(str); s.borderStyle = GetInt(str); s.outlineWidth = GetFloat(str); s.shadowDepth = GetFloat(str);
+		s.scrAlignment = GetInt(str); s.borderStyle = GetInt(str);
+		s.outlineWidthX = s.outlineWidthY = GetFloat(str); s.shadowDepthX = s.shadowDepthY = GetFloat(str);
 		for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) s.colors[i] = (COLORREF)GetInt(str);
 		for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) s.alpha[i] = GetInt(str);
 		s.charSet = GetInt(str);
diff --git a/vsfilter/subtitles/STS.h b/vsfilter/subtitles/STS.h
index b7c7c24d5..6333aa0ed 100644
--- a/vsfilter/subtitles/STS.h
+++ b/vsfilter/subtitles/STS.h
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ public:
 	CRect	marginRect; // measured from the sides
 	int		scrAlignment; // 1 - 9: as on the numpad, 0: default
 	int		borderStyle; // 0: outline, 1: opaque box
-	double	outlineWidth;
-	double	shadowDepth;
+	double	outlineWidthX;
+	double	outlineWidthY;
+	double	shadowDepthX;
+	double	shadowDepthY;
 	COLORREF colors[4]; // usually: {primary, secondary, outline/background, shadow}
 	BYTE	alpha[4];
     int		charSet;
diff --git a/vsfilter/subtitles/USFSubtitles.cpp b/vsfilter/subtitles/USFSubtitles.cpp
index 4329ac331..dc4528934 100644
--- a/vsfilter/subtitles/USFSubtitles.cpp
+++ b/vsfilter/subtitles/USFSubtitles.cpp
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ bool CUSFSubtitles::ConvertToSTS(CSimpleTextSubtitle& sts)
 			0;
 
 		stss->borderStyle = 0;
-		if(!s->fontstyle.outline.IsEmpty()) stss->outlineWidth = wcstol(s->fontstyle.outline, NULL, 10);
-		if(!s->fontstyle.shadow.IsEmpty()) stss->shadowDepth = wcstol(s->fontstyle.shadow, NULL, 10);
+		if(!s->fontstyle.outline.IsEmpty()) stss->outlineWidthX = stss->outlineWidthY = wcstol(s->fontstyle.outline, NULL, 10);
+		if(!s->fontstyle.shadow.IsEmpty()) stss->shadowDepthX = stss->shadowDepthY = wcstol(s->fontstyle.shadow, NULL, 10);
 
 		for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
 		{